14 July 2015
Imam Malik’s Ramadan routine
Question Is it true Imam Malik would not do Hadith kitabs in Ramadan and would only pray Quran? I read the following in Tarikh ibn 'Asakir which contradicts it: وَكَانَ الحنيني إذا دخل شهر رمضان ترك…
2 June 2015
A brief bio of Imam Abu Mansur Al Maturidi
Question Kindly provide a brief bio on Imam Abu Mansur Al Maturidi
14 May 2015
Brief bio of the Hanafi Scholar; ‘Allamah ‘Abdul Qadir Al-Qurashi
Question Could you tell me about 'Allamah Abdul Qadir Al Qurashi? What other 'allamahs says about him?
21 March 2015
The wives of Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal (rahimahullah)
Question There is a famous story of Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) getting married to Ummu Salih who was one eyed but her din was strong . Can you please confirm this story, because Rayhanah (his second…
20 November 2014
Correct way of pronouncing Sa’id ibn Al Musayyab (rahimahullah)’s name
Question What is the correct method of pronouncing Sa'id ibn Al Musayyab (rahimahullah)'s name? Musayyab (with a fathah) or Musayyib (with a kasrah)?
24 September 2014
The number of Sahabah that narrated Hadith
Question What is the total number of Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) that narrated Hadith? Can you kindly provide a complete list of their names?
18 September 2014
The strict rules of the Hadith Masters
Question I once heard in a lecture that the scholars of the past were very strict on grading the authenticity of the narrators of hadith. The lecturer stated that there are some narrators who were…
23 May 2014
Are all the Hadiths transmitted with their exact wording?
Question I heard, that the Hadiths in general are not transmitted to their exact wording, but that the Sahaba just transmitted it according to meaning and not according to the exact wording. Is this…
12 May 2014
Why was Sayyiduna Khalid ibn Walid (radiyallahu ‘anhu) known as Sayfullah (sword of Allah)?
Question Why was Sayyiduna Khalid ibn Walid (radiyallahu 'anhu) known as Sayfullah?
12 April 2014
Which tribe was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) from?
Question Was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anhu) from the Banu Taym or the Banu Tamim?
28 March 2014
Virtues of Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah)
Question Imam al-Harizmi reported from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said: “Among my Ummah, there will come a man called Abu Hanifah. On the…